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THOMAS cARROL or DAYTON, OHIO, AssIeNoR To THE NATIONAL oAsri REGISTERcoMPANY, or JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

CASH- EGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 654,226. dated July24:, 190i).

Application filed October 9, 1899. berial N- 738 067i (No model.)

in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Cash-Registers, of which I declare thefollowing tobe a full, clear, and

exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in The drawings show a wellknowntype of cash-register to which my invention has been applied.

One objectof my invention is the application to a printing oash-registerof means for [5 recording the different classes of transactions uponseparate paper record-strips, or where the machine is operated by anumber of persons to record upon the different strips the transactionsof the different persons operat- 2o ing the machine.

A further-object of myinvention is to provide a plurality ofcash-drawers, so that each person operating the machine may have aseparate one in which to deposit his receipts.

A third object of my invention is to combine in a machine of the classdescribed the plurality of record-strips with a plurality. ofcash-drawers.

In the appended drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1represents a side elevation of the devices embodying my inventionapplied to a machine of the type patented to Messrs. Cleal and ReinhardApril 13, 1897, and numbered 580,378, the case of said machine beingremoved. Fig. 2 represents a front elevation of the said devices, thesame being broken away in the middle. Fig. 3 represents a Verticaltransverse section through said devices on the line was of Fig. 2. Fig.4 represents a view similar to Fig. 2, taken at about the middle of themachine, the cashdrawers being omitted. Fig. 5 represents a view similarto Fig. t, taken on the line z z of Fig. 2, the cash-drawers beingomitted. Fig.

6 represents an end elevation of the machine with my invention appliedthereto, taken at the opposite end from that shown in Fig. 1, thecash-drawers being omitted. Fig. 7 represents a detail top plan view ofthe setting and operating devices for the drawer releasing latches. Fig.8 represents a detail side elevation of the inner side of the disk-platecarrying the detail strips. Fig. 9 represents a detail perspective viewof the shifting or setting levers for the latch-operating devices, thesame being 'shown in an inverted posi tion. Fig. 10 represents a detailperspective view of one of the checkstripfeeding rollers. Fig. 11represents a detail vertical section through the knob for adjusting ihefeedingroller. Fig. 12 represents a detail side elevation of the end ofthe eccentric shaft for said roller. Fig. 13 represents a detailperspective view of the special indicator and its operating gearing.Fig. 14 represents a detail side elevation of the latch-operatinghook-bar and its operatingcani, and Fig. 15 represents a detail verticalsection through the latch-0perating rock-shaft and the operating-sleevemounted thereon.

In the drawings the numeral 1 represents the frame and various fixedparts of the machine; 2, the amount or value keys; 3, theamount-indicators; 4:, the operating-handle; 5, the lever for settingthe disk carrying the detail strips, and 6 the cash-drawers.

The several parts of the register, including the keys, amountindicators, totalizingcounter, operating-segments, printing-segments,and connections with the operatinghandle, are substantially as describedin the said patent, to which reference is therefore made for a detaildescription of suchparts and their mode of operation. In the machineshown in said patent the printingplaten is reciprocated by means of astud which it carries and which slides in a cam-groove in a 1'0- tarydisk. Said disk is arranged to make a complete revolution each time thecash-register is operated, and the configuration of the camgroovetherein is such that the printingplaten is twice raised to bring theplaten against the printing-type during every operation of the machine.When the platen is first raised, the paper check which rests upon andcovers the platen and the record-strip is forced against theprintingtypes and is thereafter out off and ejected. When the platen israised the second time, the record-strip is forced against theprinting-types, and thereby there is printed upon it a duplicate of theimpression made upon the previously-printed check. In the presentembodiment of my invention this same operation and sequence ismaintained, though it is by no means essential to the carrying out of myinvention. My invention, hon-evencomprises the use, in combination withthe printing-types, of a number of record-strips instead of only one,and the adjusting-lever 5 is provided, by means of which one or theother of the detail strips may be brought into position where it will besubsequently forced against the printing-types by the operation of theoperating crank or handle.

A second feature of my invention consists in the provision of multiplecash-drawers. As applied to cash-registers multiple drawers are notbroadly new, and my invention therefore consists in the means which Ihave employed; also, in the combination of the multiple detail stripswith multiple drawers, whereby when a transaction of a particular classis re corded upon the appropriate detail strip the correspondingcash-drawer is automatically opened.

As shown in the drawings, the cheek-strip, the means for feeding itbetween the platen and the printing-types, and the means for printing,severing, and ejecting the check are all substantially identical withthose shown in said Cleal and Reinhard patent. Instead, however, of asingle stationary platen I pro- Vide a platen frame or carriage in theform of a revolnble disk 8, which is journaled upon a short shaft 10,the latter being secured at its left-hand end to and carried by theplatencarrying slide 9. The disk 8, as better shown in Fig. 1, carries aseries of six spaced platens 11, a series of six record-strip-supplyrollers 12, and a series of strip feeding or receiving rollers 13. Therecord-strips 7 pass from the supply-rollers 12 over their respectiveplatens 11 and thence to their respective receiving-rollers 13. Theplatens are covered with any suitable elastic material and by rotatin gthe platen-carriage may be successively brought into printing position,so that when the slide 9 is subsequently raised an impression will bemade by the type-segments upon that detail strip which is in printingposition. The platen-carriage is rotated to set the desired detail stripto receive an impression by the aforesaid selecting-lever 5, which issuitably pivoted upon a short shaft 150, which is rigidly secured at itsright-hand end to the fixed frame of the machine and is provided nearits upper end with an index finger or pointer 14, arranged to play overan indexplate 15, so that the movements of the lever may be madeaccording to graduated indications on said plate. (SeeFig.2.) Saidlever,as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, is provided at its lower end with asleeve 151, which turns upon the short shaft 150 and at its left-handend carries a crank-arm 16, to which is jointed at 152 slotted rack-bar17, meshing with a pinion 18, fast to the disk 8. The rack-bar is heldto continuous mesh with said pinion by an antifriction-roller 10,mounted on the main frame and projecting through the slot of said bar.

The journal of each of the receiving or feeding rollers 13 extendsthrough the disk 8 and is provided upon the inner side of the latterwith a ratchet-wheel 75, as better seen in Fig. 8. These ratchets areengaged by a series of retaining-pawls 76, mounted on the disk 8,

and thus all retrograde movement of the receiving rollers is prevented.The ratchetwheel of the strip which is in printing position is fedforward one tooth just before the printing takes place in order to bringinto position a blank part of the record-strip by a pivoted.

pawl 77, mounted on a reciprocating slide 78. The latter is slotted, asat 75) and 80, and strad dles the sleeve 151 at its forward end and thepin 81 near its rear end. It is thus supported in position. hen theslide is moved forward by a cam 82, mounted on the shaft 73, it carriesthe pawl '77 with it. This movement causes the cam end 83 of said pawlto engage the pin 81, and thus rock the forward end of the pawl up intoposition to engage the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 75 (shown in brokenlines in Fig. 3) of the detail strip which is in printing position. Asthe slide continues to move forward the pawl engages the under side ofthe ratchet and turns it forward one tooth. The slide and pawl do notmove back until the disk has been moved up toeffect the printing, whenthey are free to return without contacting with the ratchet-wheel. Theslide is drawn back to normal position by a coil-spring 8%, connected tothe main frame, while the pawl 77 is normally drawn downward by acoilspring 85, also connected to the main frame.

To aline the platencarriage to bring the level face of the platensquarely against the printing-types, I provide the inner side of thedisk 8 with six alining blocks 8bthat is, one for each of the sixplatens (see Fig. 8)-and each alining block has a flaring groove 87formed therein. The alining-lever S8 is pivoted about centrally to themain frame and at its forward end carries a stud S9 of diameter topermit it to slide through the groove 87. At its rear end thealining-lever is connected by a link 91 to the pivoted operating-lever90. (See Fig. 3.) At its rear end said operatinglever is provided with aroller 92, which rests against the periphery of the snail-cam 93, fastupon the rotation-shaft 73, whereby as said cam is completely revolvedonce during each operation of the cash-register the said operating-leveris likewise vibrated once during such operation of the register. The cam83 begins to move as soon as the driving-crank t is started, andconsequently, as will be readily understood, the front end of thealininglever 88 is immediately depressec, causing the stud. 89 to enterthe groove 87, and thereby adjust the platen-carriage to hold it inexactly the proper position to bring the flat face of the platen againstthe printing-types. Of course the stud 89 will engage one or the otherof the six alining blocks, according to the particular with a pendentcam projection 94, arranged to cooperate with an antifriction-roller 95,mounted on the slide 96, which controls the feeding of the check-strip.This slide is formed at its forward end with a segmental extension 97,which projects into proximity to pins 98, mounted, respectively, on aseries of special keys 99, so that when the latter are operated saidslide will be forced inward to bring the roller into the path of the camprojection.

Lying close beside the slide 96 is a second slide 103, which is jointedat its rear end to a short crank 105, which is secured upon theeccentric journal-shaft 106. At their forward ends both the slides 96and 103 are provided with slots 102, through which passes a headed pin101, mounted on the main frame, and thereby the slides aremovablysupported in position. The slide 96 is only about half as long asits neighboring slide 103, and at its rear end, about midway between theends of the slide 103, it has mounted upon it apin 100, which passesthrough a slot 102", formed in the slide 103.

When one of the three special keys is pressed inward, its pin 98 movesthe slide 96 against the tension of a coil-spring 108, which connects itwith the slide 103. This action brings the roller 95 into thepath of thecam projection 94, so that whenthe lever 90 is moving downward by itscam 93 said cam projection will force the roller and slide 96 rearward.As the pin 100 traverses the entire length of the slot 102 upon theinitial movement of the slide 96, caused by pressing a special key, thesubsequent movement of said slide caused by the operation of the crank 4will carry the slide 103 with it. The movement of the slide 103, asbefore stated, rocks the eccentric shaft 103, and thus forces the roller107 against the feedingroller 108 to effect the feeding of the check-ina manner well known in the art and disclosed in the aforesaid patent. Bythis means a check is issued whenever a special key is pressed. Thisoperation takes place even though the controlling knob or sleeve 110 onthe eccentric shaft is turned to prevent the issue of checks. Near theend of the registering movement the operated special key is released andsprings back to normal position and of course retracts its pin 93,whereupon the slides 96 and 103 are drawn forward to normal positionunder the impulse of the spring 103, which connects the slide 103 withthe main frame, Fig. 3. This operation of course turns the eccentricshaft 106, upon which one of the feed-rollers is journaled, therebyseparating the feed-rollers and partly disengaging the gear-wl1eelswhich connect said rollers. (Shown in broken lines in Fig. 3.)

From the description heretofore given it will readily be understood thatwhen the selecting-lever is moved to bring the index-finger 1st oppositeone of the designating charactors of the index 15 the movement of theselecting-lever will of course be transmitted through the arms 16 to therack-bar 17, which in turn moves the pinion to partly rotate theplaten-carriage and to bring the proper detail strip into printingposition.

The six designating characters upon the special indicator 25 correspond,respectively, with the six detail strips and with the six designatingletters of the index-plate l5,whereby when the index-finger, forexample, is opposite to or points at the letter A of the indexplate, asshown in Fig. 2, the letter A of the special indicator will show throughthe regular sight-openingin the case of the machine, and the detailstrip which is appropriated to transactions of the department A or totransactions recorded by clerk A, as the case may be, will be broughtinto printing position and will receive finally the printed impression.indicator is accomplished by means of the rack-lever 20, which at itslower or forward end is pivoted to the selecting-lever and at its otherend is held in engagement with the pinion 21 by the antifriction-roller26. The pinion 21 is fast to the left-hand end of a short shaft 22,whichis journaled in the main frame. At its right-hand end this shaft, Fig.13, carries a second pinion 23, which meshes with the gear-wheel 24,which is carried by the special indicator 25, so that the selectingleverwhen moved sets the special indicator through the direct connection justdescribed, as will be readily understood. The special printing-segmentor type-carrier is also set directly from the selecting-lever throughthe rack-bar 20, to which, Fig. 3, is centrally pivoted 'the upper endof the link 27, the lower end of which is pivoted to a collar securedupon the right-hand end of the sleeve 28, which half-surrounds and isjournaled upon the outermost of the sleeves 28 of the regularprinting-segments, Figs. 2 and 3. Upon the left-hand end of the sleeveis rigidly secured and carried the special printing-segment, which bearssix printing-types corresponding to the six characters of theindex-plate 15, and the machine is so arranged that one or the other ofthese types shall print upon the detail strip whenever the machine isoperated.

Another feature of my invention relatesto the series of multipledrawers, which, like the other features heretofore described, is capableof use independently or in combination with one or more of the others.In the present instance I have shown the selectinglever 5 as arrangedalso to predetermine which cash-drawer shall be opened upon thesucceeding operation of the driving-crank 4:. As there are sixdesignations upon the indexplate, &c., there are provided, of course,six cash-drawers, arranged two tiers deep, three drawers to each tier.

tical drawer-plungers 50, which in the usual The adjustment of thespecial- Fig. 7 shows the six ver-- manner engage brackets 51, one ofwhich is carried by each drawer. In the present instance, and purely forconvenience, the drawer-plungers are arranged in three pairs, a middlepair and a pair at either end. Extending transversely of the machine andjournaled in suitable brackets secured to the main frame is the adjListing-bar M, which is equidistant from the several drawer-plungers 50.Rigidlv secured to it are three radial arms 47, which respectivelycooperate with the three pairs of drawer-plungers. Immediately above therear ends of the radial arms each drawerplunger is provided with ashoulder 49. The adjusting-barefhasadoublemovement lirst a sliding orshifting longitudinal movement and subsequently a rocking movement. Asthe adjusting-bar is shifted longitudinally the arms t? pass under theshoulders 49 on the drawer-plungers, and whenever the selectinglever 5is stopped at any of the six designations of the index-plate some one ofthe arms a7 will be stopped just under the shoulder lf) ofitscooperating drawer-plunger 50. \Vhen subsequently the selecting-bar isrocked, the said arm 47 will strike the shoulder 49, and thereby raisethe drawer-plunger out of engagement with the drawer-bracket 51, andthereby release the drawer.

To shift the adjusting-bar to its six different positions, I pivot tothe selecting-lever a downwardly-extending link 30, which at its lowerend is jointed to the crank-arm 31 upon the left-hand end of a shortshaft 32, journaled in the main frame, and upon the other end of whichis secured the bevel-pinion 33, which meshes always with the bevel-gear34-, which is secured upon the upper end of the short vertical shaft 35.

It will be readily understood that when the selecting-lever is moved,through the link 30 and the crank 31, the pinion will be turned, whichwill turn also the beveled gear 8t. The latter will turn the shaft 35,which will swing the arm 39, so as to slide the shifting bar 44longitudinally. To prevent a possible strain on the drawer-adj ustingparts by a sudden jerky movement of the selecting-lever 5, I haveprovided a flexible connection between the short vertical shaft 35 andthe shifting bar It is shown in Figs. 7 and 9 and comprises the shortarm 86, which is rigidly secured at one end to the lower end of thevertical shaft 35. Near its other end it has a downwardly-extending ear37. The arm 39 is journaled on the shaft 35 above the arm 36 and hasalso adownwardly-extending ear e0. A stop-pin 38, headed on its freeend, passes freely through the car 40 and is secured to the ear 3'7.Surrounding the pin 38 and abutting at opposite ends the ears 37 and 4:0is a coil-spring', which tends normally to push the ears apart. hen theadjusting lever is moved, the first effect is to move the arm 36, whichpromptly compresses the coilspring l1 and when the spring; is compressedmoves the arm 39 and shifts the rod 4C0. When the arm 36 comes to rest,the spring ll immediately expands and continues to move the arm 39 untilstopped by the headed stop-pin 38.

To permit the shifting and the rocking of the rod 44, the rear end ofthe arm 39 is provided with a slot e1, through which a headed pinpasses, which is secured at its lower end, Figs. 7 and 15, to a blockt3, which is incapable of longitudinal movement on the rod 4E4, but atthe same time permits the shifting rod to be rocked freely. This resultis accomplished by means of the pin e5, which is mounted in the shiftingbar so that its free end projects into theinterior annular groove 3&6,formed in the block 43, from which it results that when the arm 39 isswung upon its center it shifts the rod 44:, the pin 42 meanwhileplaying in the slot 41. \Vhen the shaft is rocked, the arm 39 remainsstationaryand the pin e5 plays in the annular groove 3M5, as will bereadily understood. A coil-spring a8, which acts torsionally, is securedat one end to the middle one of the arms 47 and at its other end to theblock 1L3, whereby when said shaft is rocked the spring is thereby putunder tension, and when said shaft is re leased it exerts its tension torestore the said bar to normal position.

Fig. 7 shows the shifting bar in its extreme left-hand position, inwhich )0SltlOll,i1S shown in'Fig. 2, the index-finger it is opposite toor points at the designating initial A. The letter A is in position toshow through the slight opening in the machine. The special type-segment29 is in position to print the letter A upon the detail strip and the Adetailstripisin printingposition. It'the selecting-lever be moved down,so that the indexfinger is opposite the letter l3 on the index.- plate,the shifting rod it will have been moved to the right, so that themiddle one of the arms at? will be under the shoulder d9 of the first ofthe left-hand one of the middle pair of drawer-plungers, andconsequently upon a subsequent operation of the actuating crank-handle4, the middle one of the top tier of drawers will be opened. If theselecting-lever 5 be moved down another unit, so that it is opposite theletter D, the shifting rod will be moved farther to the right, so thatthe left-hand arm &7 will be under the shoulder of the left-hand one ofthe righthand pair of the drawer-plungers. If the selecting-lever bemoved down to its next or fourth position, the left-hand arm t7 will bemoved to the right just far enough to bring it squarely under theright-hand one of the left-hand pair of drawer-plungers, and so onthrough the other positions of the selectinglever.

The rocking of the shifting rod lrlis accomplished, as has been said, bymeans of the crank 4:, which in the manner described in the patentheretofore referred to is arranged to give the transverse shaft 73 acomplete revolution at each operation of the machine. Secured upon saidlatter shaft is a cam 57,upon

which rests an antifriction-roller 56, carried by thedrawer-plutiger-lifting bar 55, which at its upper end hooks over theshaft 73. Its lower hook, Fig. 4, engages under a short transverse rod53, Fig. 7, which at its righthand end is secured to the swinging end ofa crank-arm 52, which is carried by the shifting bar 44. It results fromthis construction that whenever the operating-crank 4 is turned thesnail-cam 57 raises the drawer-plungerlifting bar 55, which swingsupward and forward the crank-arm 52, thereby rocking the shifting bar44, to which it is secured, and consequently raising one or the other ofthe drawer-plungers, according to the position of the selecting-lever.

As an additional means for alining the various parts controlled by theselecting-lever 5 and to enable the operator more readily to stop theselecting-bar at its different designating positions, I provide thecurved alining-lever 60, which is secured rigidly upon the left-hand endof the transverse rock-shaft 6. 5. An important function of thealiningbar is also to lock the machine except when the selecting-leveris exactly in one of its proper positions, or, ino ther words, toprevent the operating-crank being started when the selecting-lever isintermediate two of its proper positions. To this end the curved frontedge of the alining-bar 60 is serrated, as shown in Fig. 3. Atits rearend it has a nose 61, which normally rests under and against the nose63, which is secured upon a transverse shaft 64, which extends entirelythrough the machine. The right-hand end of said shaft is shown in brokenlines in Fig. 6, from which it will be seen that a locking-dog 65 isrigidly secured thereon and a coil-spring 67 holds the locking-tooth 66of said dog normally in a deep notch formed in the periphery of alockingdisk 68, which is carried by the gearwheel 121, the latter being one ofthe train of gears which transmits motion from the driving-crank 4: tothe various parts of the machine. Said gear, and consequently thelocking-disk 68, is arranged to make a complete revolution at eachoperation of the machine. The spring 67, as will be noticed, also tendsalways to depress the nose 63, Fig. 3, which contacting Withthe rearnose of the alining-lever 60 holds the serrated edge of the latter witha spring-pressure at all times against the roller-stud 62. The wall ofthe deep notch referred to in the cam 68 has projecting from it aspring-pressed plunger 69, Fig. 6, which normally presses against theend of the locking-tooth 66. If now the selecting-lever be moved evenslightly, the roller-stud 62 in passing out of its depression in theserrated edge of the alining-lever 60 will depress the latter, therebyrocking the shaft 61 and swinging thelocking dog downward, whereupon thespring-plunger shoots out and prevents the locking-dogfrom returning tolocking position, and thereby leaving the machine free to be operated;but it will be noticed that it results from the construction justdescribed that after a registration has been completed the machine isautomatically locked until afterthe selecting-lever is moved.

The purpose of this arrangement is to prevent a clerk or other personoperating the machine from recording upon the wrong detail strip,because before he can operate the machine at all he must move theselecting-lever, and he will thereby be reminded to move it so that theindex-finger will be opposite his own designetting-letter on theindex-plate. Fig. 5 illustrates the devices I employ to prevent theoperation of the machine except when one of the platens is in the properprinting position; otherwise a clerk might operate the machine withoutsecuring a printed record on any of the paper strips by simply movingthe lever 5 so that the roller-stud 62 would be on top of one of theprojections of the serrated edge and then turning the operating-crank4-, for in this position no one of the platens would be in printingposition. To prevent this misoperation of the machine, I provide thetransverse rotation shaft 73 with a locking-disk 72, iaving a notch, asshown in Fig. 5. Cooperating therewith is the nose 71 on a lockinglever70, which is rigidly secured at its front end upon the before-mentionedtransverse rock-shaft 6st. The nose 71 is normally disengaged from thenotch in the locking-disk 73; but whenever the selecting-lever is movedover one of the projections of the serrated alining-lever 60 the saidlocking-nose is thereby rocked into the notch of the locking-disk 72 andthe machine cannot then be operated until the selecting-lever is furthermoved so that the stud of the selecting-lever is again in a depressionof the serrated edge of the alining-lever. The locking-lever and itscooperating locking-disk 72 also operate to prevent movement of theselecting-lever after the movement of the actuating-crank 4 has begun,as will be readily understood, because as soon as the actii-ating-crankis started the locking-disk immediately turns, so that the locking-nose71 cannot then enter the lockingnotch, but is stopped against theperiphery of the disk. Therefore the selecting-lever cannot be moveduntil the registration is com pleted and the actuating-crank fullyreturned to normal position.

The knob 110 for controlling the feeding of the check-strip,as bestshownin Figs. 1,10, 11, and 12, is mounted loose upon the protrudingleft-hand end of the before-mentioned shaft 106 and is normally forcedinward by a coilspring 111, resting against an inside shoulder,

Fig. 11, of the same and held in position by a screw-cap 112, whichscrews upon the end of the shaft. The inner end of the sleeve is formedwith two notches 113, in which a projection 114 of the main frame isarranged to become seated to hold the knob in either the on or offpositions to which it may be turned. The sleeve, further, is providedwith an inwardly-projecting pin 115, which pro jects into a T-groove116, formed in the outer end of the shaft 106. "When the sleeve isin itsnormal position, the shaft 106 is free to turn independently of thesame, as the pin 115 can play in the central annular portion of the T-groove, but when the sleeve is drawn out to disengage it from theprojection 11 1 the pin 115 enters the longitudinal portion of the T-groove, and thus couples the shaft and sleeve together, so that when thelatter is turned the shaft will be rocked,-and thus either force theroller 107 into contact with the roller 108 or withdraw it from saidcontact in the same manner as before described in connection with theslide 103.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aplaten-carrier bearing independent record-strips,and means for adjustingsaid platen-carrier to bring any desired one of the platens and stripsinto cooperative relation With the printing mechanism.

2. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of acarriage bearing a series of independent record-strip devices and meansfor adjusting said carriage to bring any desired one of said devicesinto cooperative relation with the printing mechanism.

3. In a cash-register the combination With a printing mechanism, of acarriage bearing a series of independent record-strips, and means forsimultaneously moving all of said strips to bring any one intocooperative relation with the printing mechanism.

4:. In a cash-register the combination with aprinting mechanism, of aseries of independent record-strip devices, means for setting any one ofsaid devices to cooperate with the printing mechanism, and a specialprintingsegment connected to the setting means and arranged to be setthereby.

5. In acash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of independ ent record-stri p devices,means for setting any oneof the said devices to cooperate with the printing mechanism, and aspecial indicator connected to said setting means to be set thereby.

6. In a caslrregister the combination with a printing mechanism, of arotary carriage bearing a series of record-strip devices, a pinionmounted on said carriage,a pivoted selecting-lever and a rack connectedto said lever and engaging said pinion.

7. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of acarriage bearing a series of platens and record-strip-feeding devices,means for adjusting the carriage and means for moving it to and from theprinting mechanism.

8. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of recordstrip devices, a lever for adjusting any one of saiddevices to cooperative relation with the printing mechanism, and alocking device for the machine controlled by the said lever.

0. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of acarriage bearing a series of record-strips, a lever for adjusting anyone of said strips into cooperative relation with the printingmechanism, and looking means for preventing operation of the ma chineuntil said lever has been moved.

10. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of independent record-strip devices, mounted on a movable frame,a series of cash-drawers, a drawerreleasing mechanism, and a lever forboth moving the frame and setting the drawer-releasing mechanism.

11. In a cash-register the combination with aprinting mechanism, of aseries of independent record-strip devices, a lever for setting any oneof said devices to cooperate with the printing mechanism, and an aliningand locking lever connected to the movable parts of the machine andengaging the setting-lever.

12. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aframe or carriage bearing a series of platens and a series of supply andfeeding rollers for independent record-strips, and means for adjustingthe frame to bring any one of the platens into cooperative relation withthe printing mechanism.

13. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aframe carrying a series of independent detail record devices, a leverfor moving said frame to bring any one of said devices into cooperativerelation with the printing mechanism and a lock for the machinecontrolled by said lever.

14. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aframe carrying a series of independent record-strip devices, means foradjusting the frame to bring any one of said devices into cooperativerelation with the printing mechanism and an alining device for saidframe arranged. to be operated independently of the said adjustingmeans.

15. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of independent record-strip devices, means for adjusting saiddevices to bring any one into cocperative relation with the printingmechanism, and alining devices for alining the recordstrip devices.

16. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of independent detail record devices, means for adjusting saiddevices to bring any one into cooperativc relation with the printingmechanism, and devices movable independently of the adjusting means foralining the detail record devices.

17. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of cashdrawers, latches for said drawers, operating mechanism forsaid latches, a series of independent detail record devices, and asingle selecting means for adjusting the latch-operating mechanism andthe record devices.

18. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of independent record-strip devices, a series of cashdrawers,latches for said drawers, latch-operating mechanism, a lever for settingboth the record devices and the latch mechanism and a common means foroperating said latch mechanism and the record devices.

19. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of independent record-strip devices, a special indicator, aspecial printingsegment, multiple cash-drawers,latch mechanisms forsaiddrawers and a common means for setting the strip devices, the indicator,the special printingsegment and the drawer-latch mechanism.

20. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of independent record-strip devices,adjnsting means for bringingany one of said devicesin to cooperative relation with the printingmechanism, and means connected to the movable parts of the machine forfeeding the record-strip device after it has been adjusted to operativeposition.

21. In a cash-register the combination with a series of cash-drawers, ofindependent latches for said drawers, a longitudinallymovable rock-shaftcarrying arms for operating said latches, a pivoted lever for moving theshaft longitudinally, a second lever having a flexible spring connectionwith said first-mentioned lever, and means for adjusting said secondlever according to the drawer to be operated.

22. In a cash-register the combination with a series of cash-drawers, ofindependent latches for the same, a longitudinally-mow able rock-shafthaving arms for operating said latches, a lever for moving saidshaftlongitudinally, a second lever having a fieXible connection with thefirst-mentioned lever, and a setting device connected to said secondlever for operating the same.

23. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aframe carrying a series of independent record-strip devices and a seriesof alining devices, means for setting any one of said record-stripdevices for cooperation with the printing mechanism, and analining-lever connected to the movable parts of the machine andcooperating with the alining devices of said frame. 24. In acash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of a framecarrying a series of independent record-strip devices and a seriesofblocks having alining grooves, means for moving the frame to bring anyone of the record-strip devices into cooperative relation with theprinting mechanism, and a pivoted lever connected to the movable partsof the machine and carrying a pin which enters the grooves of thealining-blocks when the machine is operated.

. 25. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aframe carrying a series of record-strip devices comprising feed-'ing-rollers, means for adjusting the frame to bring any one of saiddevices to operative position, a slide, and a pawl mounted on said slideand arranged to be moved to feed the record-strip which is in operativeposition with respect to the printing mechanism.

26. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aframe carrying a series of independent record-strip devices and a seriesof alining blocks, means for adjusting the frame to bring any one of therecordst-rip devices into operative position, a pivoted lever having aprojection arranged to engage said blocks, and a cam and connections foroperating said lever.

27. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of arotary frame carrying a series of record-strip devices, a pinion on saidframe, a pivoted lever, a rack-bar connected to said lever and meshingwith said pinion and a pivoted alining and locking lever engaging andcooperating with the first-mentioned lever.

28. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, ofcheck-strip-feeding rollers, means for moving one of said rollers towardand away from the other, a slide connected to said means, a second slidecooperating with the first-mentioned slide, keys arranged to give saidsecond slide an initial independent movement, means connected to themovable parts of the machine for giving said second slide its finalmovement and devices connecting the slides whereby this latter movementis transmitted to the firstmentioned slide.

29. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, ofcheck-strip-feeding devices arranged to be thrown into and out ofoperative position, a series of special keys and a slide devicecontrolling the feeding de vices and arranged to be set by the specialkeys.

30. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, ofcheck-strip-feeding devices arranged to be thrown into and out ofoperative position, a series of special keys, a slide device'foradjusting the feeding devices arranged to be set by the keys and meansconnected to the movable parts of the machine for operating said slidedevice.

31. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, ofcheck-strip-feeding devices arranged to be thrown into and out ofoperative position, a series of special keys, a slide device foradjusting the feeding devices arranged to be set by the special keys,and a lever adapted to be operated by the movable parts of the machineand having a cam portion for operating said slide device.

32. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of independent record-strip devices, means for setting any one ofsaid devices for cooperation with the printing mechanism, and devicesfor locking said setting means after he operation of the entrecord-strip devices,independent feeding machine has commenced.

83. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aframe carrying a series of independent record-strip devices, a lever forsetting said frame, and means for locking said lever after theregistering movement of the machine has commenced.

34:. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of independent recordstrip devices, a setting-lever for saiddevices, a locking-lever for said settinglever, a rock-shaft foroperating said lockinglever, a lockingarm on said shaft and a notcheddisk cooperating with said locking arm.

35. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of acarriage bearing a series of independent record-strip devices,independent feeding means for said strip devices, and mechanism foradjusting said carriage to bring any desired one of said devices intocooperative relation with the printing mechanism.

36. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of acarriage bearing a series of independent record-strip devices,independent feeding means for said strip devices, a common operatingmechanism for actuating any one of said feeding means, and mechanism foradjusting said carriage to bring the desired recordstrip devices intocooperative relation with the printing mechanism.

37. In a cash-register, the combination with a printing mechanism, of arotary carriage bearing a series of independent record-strip devices,and means for rotating said carriage to bring any desired one of therecord-strip devices into cooperative relation with the printingmechanism.

38. In acash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of arotary carriage bearing a series of independent record-strip devices anda single lever and connections for rotating said carriage to bring anydesired one of the record-strip devices into cooperative relation withthe printing mechanism.

39. In a cash-re ister the combination with a printing mechanism, of acarriage bearing a series of platens and a series of independentrecord-strip devi'ces, and adj usting means for actuating said carriageto bring the proper platen and record-strip device into cooperativerelation with the printing mechanism, and means for bringing the platenand printing mechanism together.

40. Ina cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of acarriage bearing a series of independent record'strip devices, means foradjusting said carriage to bring any desired one of said devices intocooperative relation with the printing mechanism, and means for bringingthe printing mechanism and record-strip devices together.

4.1. In a cash-register the combination With a printing mechanism, of aseries of independmeans for the respective devices, and means foradjusting any one of said devices into cooperative relation with theprinting mechanism.

42. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of recordstrip devices, means for adjusting any one of saiddevices into cooperative relation with the printing mechanism, and alocking device for the machine controlled by the said adjusting means.

43. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, ofaseries ofindependent record-strip devices, a series ofcash-compartments, independent devices for said compartments for lockingthe same, and means for bringing any one of the record devices intocooperative relation with the printing mechanism and setting thecorresponding compartment-locking device for operation.

it. In a cashegister the combination with aprinting mechanism, of aseries of independent record-strip devices, a series ofcash-compartments, independent devices for said compartments for lockingthe same, means for bringing any one of the record devices intocooperative relation with the printing mechanism and setting thecorresponding com partment-locking device for operation and mechanismcontrolled by the regular movement of the machine for operating thelocking device which has been set.

to. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of independent record-strip devices, a series of cash-drawershaving independent locks and means for bringing any one of the recorddevices into cooperative relation with the printing mechanism andsetting the corresponding drawerlock for operation.

46. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of independentrecord-strip devices, a series of cash-drawers, adrawer-releasing mechanism and means for adjusting the desiredrecord-strip device to operative position and setting thedrawerreleasing mechanism.

47. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of independ en t record-strip devices, means for setting any oneof said devices to cooperate with the printing mechanism, and an aliningmechanism connected to the movable parts of the machine and engagingsaid setting means.

i8. In a cash'register, the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of independent record-strip devices, a lever forsetting any oneof said devices to cooperate with the printing mechanism and an aliningdevice connected to the movable parts of the machine and engaging thesetting-lever.

4L9. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of independent record-strip devices, means for setting any one ofsaid devices to cooperate with the printing mechanism, and mechanism forlocking ICO said means against movement during the operation of themachine.

50. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of platens and a series of supply and feeding rollers forindependent record-strips and means for adjusting any one of the platensand its companion rollers into cooperative relation with the printingmechanism.

51. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of independent record-strip devices, means for adjusting saiddevices to bring any desired one into cooperative relation with theprinting mechanism and a lock for the machine controlled by saidadjusting means.

52. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of independent recordstrip devices, a lever for adjusting any oneof said devices into cooperative relation with the printing mechanism,and alining devices for said record-strip devices arranged to beoperated independently of the adjusting-lever,

53. In a cash-register, the combination with a printing mechanism, of aseries of independent record-strip devices, a series of cash-draw ersindependent latches for the same, a latchoperating device common to allof the latches and adjusting means for setting any one of therecord-strip devices for operation and simultaneously setting thelatch-operating device.

54. In a cash-register the combination with a printing mechanism, of aframe carrying a series of independent record-strip devices and a seriesof alining-blocks, means for adjusting the frame to bring any one of therecord-strip devices into operative position, and means connected to themovable parts of the machine and cooperating with the alining-blocks.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

THOMAS CARROLL,

Witnesses:

J OHN O. LOOKY'ER, JEssE M. SMITH.

